Checkers & Chess: 7/19/09

Saturday, July 25, 2009

An Award For My Friends

I would like to give this award to my bloggy friends - there are no rules - it's just because I'm glad you follow me and I follow you - please feel free to share it with your friends and ask them to pass it along too!!!! ....if I missed your name - I'm sorry, but the Blogger list didn't have you following me 'cause I cut and pasted my followers so as not to leave anyone out......so, if you're not there please consider yourself tagged and please pass it along.....

aninhas

burrly666

Khyra The Siberian Husky And Sometimes Her Mom

Diego Dog

NottieScottie

Woodrow, Sweetie, MJ Campanella

Chris

LUCKY LUKE

Mr. Stick

Baby Rocket Dog and Hootie

MONA AND MOMMY TOO!!

Percy

the TN Bull Terrors

Tweedles -- that's me...

Angel

Tank

SoapyChica

Honey

GoldenSamantha

Clive

Samantha ~ Holly & Zac ~

Brind'Amour

Dughallmor Beagles

the professionals

Lorenza

Brownie

Life With Dogs

Tee

Eduardo

Thor

Suzuki

3 Cocker Spaniels

Mason Dixie

lola

Bijou

Cha

Snowy and Crystal

Coco - The Princess

1000 Goldens

Isabel the yippy yappy yorkie...

Fitzcairn & Tessa

Dory's Backyard

Lilly

Sierra Rose

Nibbles Treats

Bruschi

Lexi

C.l.o.v.e.r.

Sprite, the odd dog.

chicamom85

Katie, Mollie and Bobo

Fiona, as typed by Dr. Liz

Twix

Shannon

Amore

Martine & Sugar

Raising Addie

Chase

Pedro

LouPeb

bbes tribe

JacksDad

Minnie-Moo (Rescue Lab)

GSD Adventures

Scooby Doo

Max

Painter Pack

the 4 Bs

The FOUR Musketeers

Lazy Morning

It's a LAZY MORNING in Oak Ridge

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Breakfast at Panera's

Good morning pup-pals - We are having such mild weather here that mom and dad and I got up and headed to Panera Bread this morning for a little breakfast. I put on my spiffy new tie that matches my spiffy carrying bag. What do you think?

Mom shared a little bit of her French Toast Bagel and Hazelnut Cream Cheese with me

I licked the cream cheese off - and left the bread part - I'm not a bread/cookie eater!!!!

Still licking my lips here..........

here I am watching the little sparrows who are eating the bread pieces AFTER I licked off all the good stuff.........I really wanted to chase those birdies but mom wrapped a leash around my tie!

still watching those birdies and all tangled up in that dreadful leash!

My tie and my bag came from SIESTA DOG over on ETSY - so if you are interested, check them out.....they're totally pawsome!

Also - mom is taking a poll - it's on the right sidebar - will you answer her question? THANKS!

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

No Pictures of Me - TRUE COLORS - & Livy

There are no pictures of me today - We don't have anything Emerald Green that we can use to play TRUE COLORS with Blue - but we have Livy in her green outfit and her funky new green hightops - putting her I=pod in the new deck mom put in the bath room - Here you can see her setting it up and finally dancing...

If you would like to play TRUE COLORS - pop on over to see BLUE and let her know - then link back to her - It's fun to play - sorry, Blue - we really wanted to but couldn't find anything EMERALD

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Wordless Wednesday - The Beach Dog - One More Time

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Monday, July 20, 2009

I Am An Author - and - An Award

Remember when Eduardo did that piece on Puggles - well, I've now done one on PEEK-A-POO's - CHECK IT OUT HERE - if you want to do one on your "breed" - contact Jenny over at PoochieHeaven and talk to her about it - info@poochieheaven.com

AWARDS - I got a few while I was away - but mom forgot to bookmark them so we don't remember what they were - if you gave me an award and I forgot about it please let me know -

I did however get this one from SASHA and of course TANK thought it was a good award for me too - he's just jealous that I'm a metrosexual and he's not!!! BOL

The translation is: Your blog is a dream

Ok now the rule things: Give 7 beauty secrets and then pass it on.

Since I am such a metrosexual I will give you my beauty tips

1. Get plenty of rest - Sleep at least 18 hours every day - NO BAGS UNDER YOUR EYES
2. Make sure that someone keeps you brushed and shiny
3. As you sit in your hooman's lap make sure they rub your ears and the pads of your paws - that way when you go to the groomer you will not fuss and jerk when they clean your ears or clip your nails

4. Make sure that you have stylish clothing is alway clean and nicely pressed

5. Chew on something solid everyday to keep your teeth shiny white

6. Run zoomies everyday to keep yourself thin and healthy

7 Eat only the best of dog foodies and if you eat hooman food make sure that it is prepared especially for your own diet and is not junk food you snag from the hoomans!

Okay Tank - give me your best shot!!!!!

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Vacation Photos

We're back!!!! What fun we had. But a lot happened to all my doggie friends while I was gone....Tank got attacked! Bijou had a playdate with a boy dog! Phantom had surgery!!!! Oh my !!!!

It has been determined I am definitely a beach dog. That is where I belong....I don't belong in the suburbs - I belong on the beach!!!!!

Now here are a few more photos

The Armadillo

Olivia - self portrait

Olivia Tonsils

More Olivia being silly

check out those freckles

An alligator we found

same alligator

We left on Thursday and went to Marietta GA - which is where my daddy's family is from. both sides of his family were original Georgia settlers. They were involved in the original settling of Cobb County - Every year they have something called "Camp Meeting" This was the 173rd year for the camp meeting....if you want to know more about it you can go to their website - MARIETTA CAMP MEETING - We stayed in the "tent" - which is really more of a cabin. They are pretty rustic - although they have been upgraded to have electricity, running water and a bathroom. There is however, no wi-fi connection or airconditioning. Fortunately it was in the 60's at night [most unusual] so we were comfortable at night.

CampMeeting

I was the ONLY doggie there!!!! I even went to the church service - that is until I saw a squirrel and tried to break loose - so mommy and I went to the "tent" and sat out the service. Daddy's nephew is getting married in the arbor on August 15 - it will probably be hot as H.E. double LL - I am going to stay with Susanne that week-end. And I'm glad for that because it becomes a little tiresome having to be on the leash constantly!

Oh yeah - I forgot - check out this black squirrel -

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Hi All

Hi - All - we've had a couple of you ask where we are ...well, FINALLY we are home. We left the beach last Thursday and stopped off in Marietta Ga - it was "Camp Meeting" week-end. We'll post about it later - we were there through the week-end and couldn't get a wi-fi signal so no posting - then when we finally got home late yesterday everyone was too tired to think. Now we're unpacking, doing laundry and stuff - we'll be back on track - soon!

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